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Hey, my name is Holly Murphy. I am a junior at Kempsville High School. I like to hang out with my friends, watch movies, go to the beach, and anything that is a good time. My favorite subject is English because I love to write papers and learn the proper way to write a paper. I am also fascinated with criminology and forensics. I am especially proud of my persuasive research essay because it is the most proper written and interesting peices that I have written. I encourage you to read my essays, and invite you to comment anywhere.

"Trust your heart if the seas catch fire, live by love though the stars walk backward." - E.E Cummings




A. SOL Pretest...............................................September 16, 2010
  • In my SOL Pretest I wrote about how citizens can not rely on the government to take care of the community. The government should take the information that is given from the communities and use it to make the community better.

B. American Dream Paragraph...............................................September 25, 2010
  • In this piece I wrote about what The Americn Dream meant to me as a person. To respect the land i live on and appreciate what people have done before me.

D. Persuasive Essay...............................................December 5, 2010
  • The topic I chose to talk about was to persuade my parents to let me have a longer curfew. In this paper disscused how responsible i was to have this privilege.

E. Persuasive Research Essay...............................................January 10, 2011
  • In my persuasive research essay I informed readers about the negative effects of plastic suregery on young adults. This paper also informs readers abot why plastic surgery is unnecessary.

F. Midterm Essay...............................................January 26, 2011
  • In my midterm essay I wrote a letter to myself about the goals i wanted to reach during my senior year.

G. Narritive Essay............................................... March 1, 2011
  • On this assignment I expressed one of the worst days i've ever had. That day happened to be valentines day and it was horrible.

H. Extended Metephor Poem...............................................March 23, 2011
  • In my extended metephor i compared and contrasted myself to a seashell.

I. Self Reliance...............................................April 5, 2011
  • For my self reliance project I created a Glog. On my Glog I expressed the importants of being self reliant and why it is important for young adult transitioning into adulthood.

J. Cover Letter & Resume....................................................... April 24, 2011
  • In my Cover Letter and Resume I wrote to Radford University. I wrote about my involvement in school and my community. I hope to attend Radford University after my senior year at Kempsville High School.

K. SAT Essay................................................................... May 23. 2011
  • the prompt I chose for my SAT Essay was questoning whether adversity makes us who we are. In my paper I included my mothers story and what adversity did to her as a person.

L. Creative Writing Bonus.......................................................February 12, 2010
  • I wrote this creative writing piece last year in english. I loved this piece because it is an everyday problem in society and takes some practice to remember.

L1. Chain Poem..........................................................April 25, 2011
  • For my chain poem i picked ten words to use and add sentnces on to them to create a poem. The poem includes sensory and imagery about a day at the beach and spending it with your closest companion.

L2. Poe Parody...........................................................April 25, 2011
  • For the Poe parody assignment my group and I decided to do a wicked twist on The Princess and the Pea tale. In the story the princess turns on the princes and runs away from the townsfolf before they discover what she has done.
L3. Theme for English B.......................................................May 17, 2011
  • In my poem for Theme for English B, I did as the beginning of the poem said, " let the page come out of you and then it will be true." My poem turned out to reflect exactly the kind of person Iam and want to be. my poem also shine on the opposite of what i am and what i see happening in highschool for others.

L4. Misc. Poem..............................................................May 15, 2011
  • In this poem I wrote about how beautiful birds (creatures) are. How they never seem to face distruction of their own doing. It is in contrast to humans and how we have wronged ourselves.

L5. Childrens story.............................................................. May 25, 2010
  • For my childrens story, my group and I wrote about my background culture. I wrote about a gilr and her family in Jamaica, and how Tandi learns to not listen to everything she is told, with out knowing herself.

M. Reflection........................................................................ May 28, 2010
  • In my reflection, I expressed how thankful I am to have learned all that I have this school year. How I love wiki vs. a paper portfolio and also where I plan to take the writing skills I have learned.